Political documents (accidentally) revealed – gallery

After Andrew Mitchell inadvertently showed off confidential No 10 briefing papers, we reveal some previous examples of a similar mistake

Tuesday 30 August 2011 12.11 EDT
First published on Tuesday 30 August 2011 12.11 EDT

30 August 2011: Andrew Mitchell flashed the dossier of information he would have worked from in Tuesday’s national security council. He later told an aide he was not very worried, even though the document was marked 'Protect'

9 April 2009: Britain’s most senior counter-terrorism officer, Bob Quick, showed confidential papers as he climbed out of a car in Downing Street. His error meant a raid on suspected terrorists had to be brought forward